Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [prep] a [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Liz Boatman , who played professionally in the States before being reinstated as an amateur , captains the side for a second time and is delighted at the way the growth of the pro circuit has revitalised the amateur game . |
| 2 | The new , fresh faces will also have the nine-strong line-up for the biennial Vagliano event at Nairn in their sights this year , and it will be hoping to help the home side lift the Trophy for a fifth time in succession . |
| 3 | In general , there are many situations without a check in which enough of the energy of the returning hammer will be absorbed to prevent the hammer reaching the string for a second time , but not enough to stop the hammer bouncing up some way towards the string . |
| 4 | The peasant then walks past the corpse for a second time and emerges to ask the same question . |
| 5 | Then it seems the rescue boat itself crashed , throwing Mr Hill into the water for a second time . |
| 6 | I had to reverse , climb up to retrieve the runner and cross the wall for a third time . |
| 7 | The latter commented on the air raid and that he never expected to see soldiers guarding the tunnel , especially inside the tunnel for a second time , it having been guarded during World War I. The foreman told him that three soldiers had been killed near the spot that Mr Myer had been in the recess the previous night , they had apparently been run down by a train just inside the tunnel mouth . |
| 8 | During the course of the meeting it became clear that the council is considering withdrawing the bill for a second time in the hope of being able to adopt a new parliamentary order-making procedure under the 1992 Transport and Public Works Act , which may come into force in the next parliamentary session . |
| 9 | ( If the Commons passed the bill for a second time , the action would be unprecedented and , it was widely argued , could cause a constitutional impasse . ) |
| 10 | selves , ’ he observed as they approached the Tower for a second time . |
| 11 | In 1293 he was committed to the Tower for a second time , perhaps for misconduct in the service of Queen Eleanor , and only released for a second fine of 1,000 marks . |
| 12 | And as that line emitted from the speakers , several thousand Levi-clad youths walked towards their bedroom Dansettes in a state of disbelief , flipping the needle back a quarter of an inch , in order to catch the line for a second time . |
| 13 | The election result improved the presidential chances of Kim Dae Jung , and seemed to make it certain that he would contest the presidency for a third time , having been defeated in 1971 and 1987 . |
| 14 | ‘ You write fairly well , ’ said Morse , after reading through the sheet for a second time , and still refraining from pointing out the single grammatical monstrosity . |
| 15 | Steve continued with us in One until the following March , when he crossed the Atlantic to play for Vancouver Whitecaps for a couple of seasons , but he joined the Palace for a third time in the summer 1981 as our Youth Coach and was then appointed Manager in mid-November , charged with keeping the side in Division Two , following relegation from Division One . |
| 16 | But she currently has a steady good income with a reputable model agency and wants to buy a flat as a first time buyer . |
| 17 | It became a republic for a second time in 1968 and a full member of the Commonwealth in 1985 . |